Silver catalysts, process for their preparation, and their use for the preparation of ethylene oxide

    公开(公告)号:DE3224323A1

    公开(公告)日:1984-01-05

    申请号:DE3224323

    申请日:1982-06-30

    Applicant: HOECHST AG

    Abstract: The novel silver catalysts contain from 3 to 20% by weight of silver and from 0.003 to 0.05% by weight of potassium, rubidium, caesium or a mixture thereof as promoter on a heat-resistant, porous support material, percentages by weight in each case being based on the weight of the catalyst. They are prepared by applying the silver and the promoter to the support material by impregnation by means of solutions containing at least one silver compound and at least one promoter compound, where the entire amount of silver and only from 15 to 45% by weight of the entire amount of promoter are applied in a first impregnation step, the impregnated support material is heated in order to reduce the applied silver compound to metallic silver, and the remainder of the entire amount of promoter is applied in a second impregnation step.

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